Monday, March 22, 2010

Bigger is Better!


Perhaps Julian Morrow said it best in this video about oversized games:
 
I agree with him that all types of games are even better when super-sized!  Check out these giant toys and games from around the world.
Board games:
Battleship on the ceiling
Scrabble
Monopoly
Life Size Mouse Trap
Life
Sorry
Operation
Chinese Checkers
Chess
Connect Four
    
Dominos
Bingo
Barrel of Monkeys
Pick Up Sticks
 
Jacks
  
Jenga
Magnetic Building Toy
Raquet sports:
Badminton
    
Ping Pong
Bowling
Foosball
Basketball
Big Toys with Wheels:
Radio Flyer Wagon
Tractor
Wind-up Cars
Well, these technically aren’t toys, but you can buy keys to make them look like little wind-up cars.
Video Games:
Nintendo Controller Coffee Table
Ginormous Super Ninendo Controller
Giant Pez Dispensers:
Big Monster Toys is a design firm in Chicago that invents toys and games.  Check out the HUGE door at its store!  It may not look very big at first, but notice the regular sized door jus to the right of it.
This guy created a massive kinetic sculpture of Newton’s Cradle called “Click Clack:”

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